Biochemical analysis of two medicinal plants – annona squamosa l. and garcinia gummi-gutta (l.) roxb.
International Journal of Development Research
Biochemical analysis of two medicinal plants – annona squamosa l. and garcinia gummi-gutta (l.) roxb.
Received 14th May, 2017; Received in revised form 25th June, 2017; Accepted 22nd July, 2017; Published online 30th August, 2017
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Plants are one of the most important sources of natural medicine and number of modern drugs has been isolated from them. The present investigation on the two medicinal plants Annona squamosa L. and Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) Roxb. has revealed the presence of various biochemical compounds such as chlorophyll, protein and carbohydrate. Among the two medicinal plants taken for study, the chlorophyll ‘a’, chlorophyll ‘b’, total chlorophyll and protein content was found to be significantly higher in Annona squamosa L. The carbohydrate content was found to be higher in Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) Roxb.
